Device for placing bag covers over garments



Dec. 24, 1940. D. J. M cARTY DEVICE FOR PLACING BAG COVERS OVER GARMENTS Filed June 14, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR Daniel J. Mc Corfy BY W ATTO R N EY Dec. 24, 1940. D. J. M CARTY DEVICE FOR PLACING BAG COVERS OVER GARMENTS Filed June 14, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JNVENTOR Danie\ J Mc Carh BY ZZ/w ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 24, 1940 PATEN OFFICE j :1')'Evi onFoR'PLAoING BAG oovERs OVER,

i DainieldQlVilcOarty, Los Angeles,'(lalif.l 5 I Apiflimibnfiiiii, 14, 1937, Serial No. 148,07!

' 5 I i iiolaiiiii (Cl.;226-18) This invention relates to ,a device thatfinay 'be used for the insertion, of garments into bag 'coverings.

This application is a continuation in part of 5 an application, Serial No. 139,442,.fi1e .inthe name of Daniel ,J. McCartyon April-28,1937, for Device for placing bag cov ers} l ver garmentslf In garment cleaning-and pressing establishments, it. has now. becomeJthe customQto place a paper bag or covering. over thei garmen't after Cleaning or .-pressing ,ia nd priorltodelivery to a customer. Suchlb'ag'is are usually arranjgedwith an open bottom,so;that theymaybe slipped; over a garment hung on a conventional clothes hanger. The clothes hanger .is lusually provided .wi'thla hook that can proiectjthrough asmall opening -inthetopoftheba'g f 5 I The act of' placing thefbagflover ja garment hanging on a hanger, has been clumsy and time consuming. Especially is this true where, the garment is a full-length. one; such as a woman's dress, or an overcoat or al suitrof; clothes; I l

It is one of the objectsjof this invention to-provide a device .that makes it. ossible to' plac isuch covering bags easily over the garment It is anothero ject ofthe in ention;to male it possible, to store a -largenu mber ,of bags'in a convenient manner and ina position ready {or placing them overi arments as desired It is another object of-this invention to-provide a convenient although inexpensive mechanism,

including an, enclosing cabinem to facilitate-the storage of a numberof bags foruse; thatiswith the open end at the bottom, andin elevated posi- I tion.

I This invention possesses manyother advantages, and has other objects which maybe made more easily apparent-;fr0m-,a consideration of one embodiment oi the invention. For this purpose thereis shown aiorm in the .drawingsaccompanying and forming partvv of} the present specification. This form will-.now-be described indetail, illustrating'the general principles of the invention; but it isfto beundrstoodjth'atfthis'detailed description is not to be taken 'inja limiting sense, since the scope ,of this invention is best defined'by the appended claim,

Referrin'g'to the drawings: l

Figurejl is a' frontf elevationof a cabinet used in connection with are invention, the carriage being shown in partly elevated position;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along plane 2-2 of Fig. 1, but with the carriage in fully elevated positiongand alsoillustrating the apparatus located-below thecabinetf l ,Fig.,3'is,an enlargedfsectional view taken along plane3'3 of Fig. 1;"

Fig. 4 isa fragmentary enlarged detail sec tional view, illustrating the elevating and'loweringrnechanism, some of the parts being broken 5 away to reduce the size of the figure;

Fig. 5 is anelevation or a pole structure, partly broken away, which isadapted to cooperate with the cabinet; I, P

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along plane 6' 6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 .is a fragmentary enlarged elevation taken from the front of Fig. 5;

. Fig. 8 is an elevation of one of the garment bagsto be utilized in connection with the'invention;

Fig. 9 is afragmentaryview similar to Fig, 2, showing the manner in; which a garment bag is being placed over a garment on a hanger; and

Fig, .10 illustrates the, position of the pole structure preparatory tothe removal of the garment and its hanger from the pole structure. I

The garment bag 1 '(Figs. 2, 8,9 and 10) is shown as of conventional form, It is open at the bottom and has:an-upwardly extending tab 2. he 'u nerf nd bi he baa! een e e l 1 @2 "there is; an opening; 3 immediatelynbelow the tab; 2 formed asa narrowslit, through which the, hook .q a men ans r m ttress In the .presen'tiinstance the garment bags I are "Supported, atitheir'upper endsby the aid of the ta i h whichipa se p r ns I laconvehiently ma-d r 'the form of a rod'o'r spike with a pointed, end" which may be forcedthrough 35 :the tabs 12. '.Furthermore; the support .4 is of sufiicient length ,to. acco rmnodate a comparatively la eln ber of a 1 on w be sho jin,'l 'ig s .,2 andf 9 "flheseibags. [thus are sup ported with their large open ends directed down-"40 wardly so that the bags may be readily. pulled :fdownwardly jov'er agar'ment. I I

1 rd r that. a y. .2 s Q heme ifm be pulled d wn y, even a, garm t, a s hanger, provisions are I ma de for f supporting a" garment with ,it's hanger immediately below the bags I," ,The structure ior'efi'ecting this result is shown most clearly in Figs. 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

I In order to utilize this structure nowto be clescribed, it is desirable" thatthe" bags I be sup-" "ported lat a sufiicintlyihigh level above the floor B'soithat: an operatorinstanding position may be able convenientlyftograsp the bottom of one of the page: I; so asto pull it downwardly.

Immediately. belowthe garment bags l there is a structure for supporting a garment hanger 1 (Figs. 1, 2, 9 and 10) This supporting structure includes a pole 6 which carries at its upper end a bracket 8 as of wire. This bracket 8 is shown most clearly in Fig. 5. It is provided with a hooklike configuration at one side over which the garment hanger hook may be placed.

Pole 6 is adapted to be maintained normally in the upright position shown in Fig. 9. The garment 9 hung on the hanger 1 is supported at the top of the pole 6 by the aid of the bracket 8. In this position one of the bags I can be pulled over the garment 9 by pulling the bag downwardly, tearing its tab 2. In Fig. 9, one of the bags is shown as being partly pulled over the pole and the garment; in Fig. 10 the bag I is shown as completely pulled over the pole 6, the hook of the garment hanger I projecting through the open slit 3.

In order to facilitate removal of the garment 9 with its hanger 1 from the pole 6, this pole is pivotally supported as by the aid of a bracket structure If). This bracket structure includes a vertical attaching plate ll (Figs. 2, 5 and '7), adapted to be fastened tothe wall below the bags I. This vertical attaching plate has a pair of spaced upwardly directed bracket arms l2 which support a frame 13. This frame I3 is. formed of two spaced arms having horizontal extensions 14 and i5 (Fig. 6), as well as a lower connecting piece l5. Located below the horizontal extensions l4 and [5, a pivot pin H is supported in the vertical arms of frame l3, and passes through the interposed lower end of the pole 6. In this Way the pole is permitted to swing about the pivot pin l1. Accordingly when it is desired to unload the garment 9 and the hanger I from the pole 6, the pole structure may be tilted forward as shown in Fig. 10 and away from the lower ends of bags I.

r The bag I, garment hanger], and garment 9 may then be removed ofi of the pole 6 for delivery of the garment to a customer. The bracket structure ll! of course forms a permanent installation beneath the bags I.

Provisions are made to ensure the return of the pole 6 to the vertical position of Fig. 9 as soon as it is released from the unloading position of Fig. 10. For this purpose a tension spring I8 (Figs. 5, 7, 9 and 10) is provided. One end of this tension spring is engaged in an anchoring eye l9 attached to the bottom of the pole 6. The lower end of the spring I8 is fastened to an eye-bolt 20 passing through the strip [6 and engaged for adjustment purposes by a wing nut 2|. It is apparent that the spring I8 is stretched when the pole- 6 is moved out of its vertical position. When the pole is released, the force of the spring [8 urges the pole back to the position of Fig. 9. By appropriate adjustment of the wing nut 2!, the restoring force can be adjusted as desired.

A detachable connection is so arranged that the pole 6 is detachably retained in the vertical position of Fig. 9 until the operator releases it as by pulling pole 6 forward. For this purpose, as shown most clearly in Figs. 5 and 6, the horizontally extending arms l4 and I5 of bracket ID are joined by a strap 22, to which is fastened U shaped spring clip 23. Adapted to enter between these spring clips, and to be detachably held thereby, there is a pointed member 24 having sloping faces and attached as by riveting to the pole '6. Thus when the pole 6 is released from the position of Fig. 10, the spring l8 moves the pole 6 toward the upright position, and when it is in substantially upright position, the force of the spring is sufficient to cause the tapered faces of the member 24 to spread the spring arms of the clip 23 apart and to permit the shoulder of the member 23 to be retained detachably back of the outwardly turned lips 25 of the spring clip 23.

For convenience in operation, and as heretofore stated, the bags I should be sustained at a height to facilitate ready manipulation of the bags by the operator standing on the floor 5. In order to facilitate loading the bag support 4, there is provided an elevating and lowering mechanism whereby this support 4 may be lowered; and after loading the support 4 with the bags I may be elevated to its desired height.

For this purpose there is provided an enclosing cabinet 26 shown to best advantage in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4. This cabinet can include the sides 21 and 28 (Fig. 3) having a front glass panel 29, and supported directly on the vertical wall 53. The glass panel 29 makes it possible conveniently to view the bags I from the exterior of the cabinet 26.

The lowering and elevating mechanism includes a pulley and drum device and a carriage 30 operated thereby. This carriage supports at its upper end the bag support 4. This support 4 may have a rearwardly extending portion 3|,

braced by a bracket 32 fastened to the rear wall of the carriage 30. This carriage 30 is adapted to be guided by the aid of vertical guide cleats 33 and 34 fastened tothe inner sides of the side walls 21 and '28. To each of these guides is fastened a longitudinal metal strip 35. The edges of the metal strip 35 project inwardly beyond the guide cleats 33 and 34. These edges are adapted to be engaged within a groove formed between the rear wall of carriage 30 and the rabbetted cleats 36, fastened to the rear of the carriage 30.

The guide members 33, 34 and 35 extend for a material portion vertically within the cabinet structure 26. As shown most clearly in Fig. 2, a pulley 31 is provided near the top of the cabinet over which passes a flexible element such as string or cord 38. One reach of the cord 38 is attached to the extension 3|. The other reach of the cord 38 is intended to be wound on a drum 39 located near the bottom of the cabinet. This drum'is shown in Fig. 4 as having pintles 40 and 4| journaled in the bearing brackets 42 and 43 fastened to the inside surfaces of the walls 21 and 28. In order to raise and lower the carriage 30, the drum 39 is adapted to be rotated by the aid of a pair of gears 44 and 45. Gear 44 is fastened to the right hand end of drum 39. Gear 45 meshes therewith and is adapted to be rotated by the aid of a handle on the outside of the cabinet. For this purpose the gear 45 has an extending shaft 46 with a square projection 41 that may be received in a ratchet handle or the like. The gear 45 is rotatably supported by the aid of the bracket 43, and also by the aid of a supplemental bracket 48 fastened to the cleat 34.

In order to gain .ready access to the drum mechanism, the cabinet may be provided with a door 49 adapted to swing on a vertical axis as by the aid of the hinges 50. The bottom of the cabinet may alsobe provided with a door 5| that i5szs-upported by the aid of the horizontal hinges The mode of operation of the apparatus is clear from the foregoing. When it is desired to load the support 4 with the garment bags I, the drum 39 is operated to lower the carriage 30. In its lowered position the carriage 30 extends to near the bottom of the cabinet 26, in which position the bags are placed by the aid of tabs 2 upon the support 4. Then the drum 39 may be operated to bring the carriage 30 to the position shown in Fig. 2. A suflicient number of bags may be thus supported at a convenient level and to provide a supply for a considerable period. v

In order to place a bag I over a garment, such as 9, the garment hanger 1 is first placed upon the bracket 8 on top of the pole 6. Then one of the bags I is pulled downwardly 01f of the support 4, tab 2 of the bag being torn and the bag finally telescoping over the pole 6 and the garment 9. The pole 6 can now be lowered to the position of Fig. 10, where it is inconvenient position for removing the garment hanger 1 and the garment 9, together with its bag I. Upon releasing the pole 6, it will return to the vertical position of Fig. 9. r

What is claimed is:

In a device of the character described, a carriage, means supported by the carriage for suspending garment bags layer on layer at their tops, with their open ends directed downwardly, a pivoted rod adapted to support a garment hanger and having an extremity that may be positioned below the bags, and means for moving the carriage in a vertical direction whereby the bags may be positioned optionally at a height to permit ready manipulation thereof, the parts being so proportioned that when the carriage is in its upper position the bags hang with their lower ends adjacent the upper end of said rod, the latter being approximately vertical, and capable of being adjusted to operative position beneath the open ends of the bags.

DANIEL J. MCCARTY. 

